The functions of RNA pseudoknots (PKs), which are minimal tertiary structural motifs and an integral part of several ribozymes and ribonucleoprotein complexes, are determined by their structure, stability, and dynamics. Therefore, it is important to elucidate the general principles governing their thermodynamics/folding mechanisms. Here, we combine laser temperature-jump experiments and... ....

Palani Narayanan is optimistic; excited even ... Palani Narayanan (center) after conducting a United Nations training on HIV prevention and treatment for Jordanian and Palestinian officers from government and non-government agencies ... He may have worked all over the world but Palani Narayanan, the recently appointed Senior Advisor for Drug Use and Community Responses for the Global Fund, sees himself still as the small town boy from Chaah....

It is believed the world has started moving from a services-led economy to knowledge-led. India is expected to gain from becoming a knowledge economy given it virtually skipped the transition from an industrial to a services economy ... ....

Saudi Aramco is weighing tapping the international bond market for the first time to finance the acquisition of petrochemical giant Sabic, a move into global capital markets that could offer an alternative to an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the talks ... ....

With just days left for the release of the much-awaited ‘VadaChennai’ teaser, music composer Santhosh Narayanan has given us an interesting update about the teaser. Taking to his Twitter handle, Santhosh Narayanan said that ......

Protein abnormalities in cells are the cause of major pathologies, and a number of adaptive responses have evolved to relieve the toxicity of misfolded polypeptides. To trigger these responses, cells must detect the buildup of aberrant proteins which often associate with proteasome failure, but the sensing mechanism is poorly understood.... ....

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is lining up banks to raise money to acquire as much as 70 percent of chemical producer Saudi Basic Industries Corp. in a deal that could value the stake at about $70 billion, according to people familiar with the matter ... ....

According to latest reports, R Madhavan will star as ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in his upcoming yet-untitled biopic ...Talking about the project, Ananth Mahadevan reportedly said that he was fascinated by Nambi Narayanan’s story, who was reportedly charged espionage and arrested in 1994....

Actor Navajith Narayanan explained his bad experience in a Facebook post, reckoning that not just ladies, but men also face casting couch in the Malayalam film industry. Titled "We are also not safe", he detailed his experience with a director ... ....

After the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on the ISRO spy case on Tuesday, the acquitted former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan heaved a sigh of relief, while sustaining that it is the last phase in the false case that shattered his life and career ... a written report and the judgement is reserved till then," Nambi Narayanan told TOI on Tuesday....